Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 10.2 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 6.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Libya spends $1,055 as of 2023.
have 55.0% more access to essential health services
Guinea scores 40 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Libya scores 62 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 33.7% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $6,449 as of 2025.
be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Libya, that number is 18.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 88.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 494.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Libya, 59.0 women do as of 2023.
be 86.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Libya, on the other hand, 7.9 children do as of 2024.
have 50.5% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 43.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 73% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Libya, about 82.0% do as of 2024.
be 29.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 74% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Libya, 96% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Guinea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.5 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
Infrastructure
find 452.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Libya has 4.5 as of 2022.
live with 596.5 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Libya withdraws 817% as of 2022.
Environment
be 42.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Libya, it causes 54.0 as of 2019.
emit 24.7 times more CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Libya emits 8.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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